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<blockquote data-quote="ann34+" data-source="post: 813788" data-attributes="member: 94348"><p>Reading your posts, Jeannie, i am even more surprised you are thinking of a pump, if control is good without hypos (i dont know your age, but in my hospital your numbers would be seen as too low for a woman over 60 - i had numbers like you for years and hav now been warned about going under 7.0%.after recent research findings ). Maybe you could ask for a trial as it is easier to get them in Scotland? I agree with RuthW re the exercise point and base rate alterations, and gillkin re the ability to alter the base rate over the whole day - i do this all the time, and have learnt the reasons why injections never worked for me. Using under 20 units per day during virus free months - a distant memory after the last 2 months of illness! - and as little as 0.150 - 0-2 units per hr at certain times of the night, (and up to 0.4 units per hr at others), it is clear that injections just could not cope with my needs, and explains why night hypos were always a problem. They can still happen, and i am still in fear of them, but they are rare on the pump. Exercise is not as easy as it is for Ruth. I really have to suspend the pump entirely or have 0.1 units p hr, even for a short brisk walk, and have to plan the base rate change 2 hours in advance. The post exercise effect is not so easy to plan for as it is changeable. Re weight loss, ask your dietician for more details!! Weight gain on the pump is common! I gained weight, only a few pounds, but i had to cut CHO even more - there is less wastage of calories on the pump, or was for me. Be interested to know your decision!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ann34+, post: 813788, member: 94348"] Reading your posts, Jeannie, i am even more surprised you are thinking of a pump, if control is good without hypos (i dont know your age, but in my hospital your numbers would be seen as too low for a woman over 60 - i had numbers like you for years and hav now been warned about going under 7.0%.after recent research findings ). Maybe you could ask for a trial as it is easier to get them in Scotland? I agree with RuthW re the exercise point and base rate alterations, and gillkin re the ability to alter the base rate over the whole day - i do this all the time, and have learnt the reasons why injections never worked for me. Using under 20 units per day during virus free months - a distant memory after the last 2 months of illness! - and as little as 0.150 - 0-2 units per hr at certain times of the night, (and up to 0.4 units per hr at others), it is clear that injections just could not cope with my needs, and explains why night hypos were always a problem. They can still happen, and i am still in fear of them, but they are rare on the pump. Exercise is not as easy as it is for Ruth. I really have to suspend the pump entirely or have 0.1 units p hr, even for a short brisk walk, and have to plan the base rate change 2 hours in advance. The post exercise effect is not so easy to plan for as it is changeable. Re weight loss, ask your dietician for more details!! Weight gain on the pump is common! I gained weight, only a few pounds, but i had to cut CHO even more - there is less wastage of calories on the pump, or was for me. Be interested to know your decision! [/QUOTE]
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